E319 — Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq)
E319 (Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq)) appears in the ingredient lists of 52 products sold in the United Kingdom. Function: antioxidant.
Nutri-Score
26 rated products
Median values
| Energy | 504 kcal |
| Sugars | 17.5 g |
| Saturates | 10.7 g |
| Salt | 0.89 g |
Categories
Status in the United States (FDA)
Listed in the FDA inventory “Substances Added to Food”, with the regulations 21 CFR 172.185.
Technical effects listed by the FDA: antioxidant
The inventory is a partial list, and a listing is not an FDA approval of every use; the regulations set the permitted uses.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Substances Added to Food (updated 9/8/2026), public domain · CAS 1948-33-0 via Wikidata (CC0)
Products containing it, by country
Products listing this additive in each country edition of Shelfpedia (Open Food Facts data)
| Country | Products |
|---|---|
| United States | 6,828 |
| France | 264 |
| India | 182 |
| Mexico | 165 |
| Brazil | 153 |
| Australia | 96 |
| Canada | 86 |
| Chile | 63 |
| Philippines | 58 |
| Spain | 57 |
| Germany | 55 |
| South Africa | 55 |
| United Kingdom | 52 |
| New Zealand | 37 |
| Colombia | 31 |
| Argentina | 26 |
| Bolivia | 25 |
| Netherlands | 25 |
| Morocco | 12 |
| Switzerland | 8 |
| Ireland | 8 |
| Singapore | 8 |
| Belgium | 8 |
| Algeria | 8 |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 7 |
Products
52 products, most viewed first · page 1 of 2.
Source: Open Food Facts export of 1 November 2026, ODbL · Shelfpedia calculations (medians, distributions).